Latest Google Earth Includes Flight Simulator

There is a not so apparent feature in the latest version of Google Earth: A flight simulator. Somehow, a flight simulator for Google Earth really is a no-brainer. Scenic flights are already one of the most entertaining applications of the software, especially, if you have a controller such as 3Dconnexion’s Space Navigator.

Now there is some added realism available as the latest version of the software sports a flight simulator: If you press [CTRL][ALT][A], you can put yourself into a simulated plane and travel in the speeds of a Cirrus SR22 propeller plane or a General Dynamics F-16 jet fighter aircraft.

It is a neat feature, but don’t expect the Google flight sim to be close to what you would get to see from Microsoft’s Flight Simulator.

Tom’s Hardware